Archive: August, 2011

August 31, 2011 IMG guide Max Bunce reports that today the Cho Oyu climbers moved up to Interim Camp (known as IC) which is on the moraine of the Gyabrag Glacier at about 17,000 feet. They are accompanied by the yaks, which are making a second roundtrip to ABC. Max says everyone is doing well […]

August 28, 2011 IMG Leaders Craig John, Mike Hamill, and Ang Jangbu report that after two nights in Tingri (14000+ feet) and a good day of acclimatization hiking yesterday to over 15000 feet, the two IMG teams have now officially split and headed for their Base Camps! For Mike Hamill and the Shishapangma climbers, they […]

August 26, 2011 Eric, We’re about to hop in the vehicles here in Nyalam, and to head to Tingri. The teams are healthy and acclimatizing well. Yesterday we took a longer hike gaining a few thousand feet. The weather is clear and sunny; much better than this time last year, so hopefully it holds and the monsoons […]

August 25, 2011 Here at IMG we like to have a little fun whenever we can and sometimes it comes at the cost of a little extra work by others. In this case it comes in the form of a little extra weight in the pack of IMG Guide Jess Culver. You see, she made […]

August 24, 2011 Ang Jangbu reports that the team successfully drove up the rugged Bhote Kosi gorge and have now reached Nyalam (a little over 12000 feet). Tomorrow he will send four Shishapangma sherpas to Shishapangma BC and eight of the Cho Oyu sherpas on to Cho Oyu BC, to start getting those camps set […]

August 23, 2011 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports by sat phone that the team is all down safe and sound back to the high camp. Greg said the weather was good today and they had a nice climb. Their plan is now to descend back to the Base Camp and then head back to La […]

August 23, 2011 I talked with Jangbu a while ago, and he reports that all the members, Sherpas, and luggage has all reached Zhangmu! This is great news, and it means that everything is proceeding on schedule. Just getting to Tibet is no small feat, and it sounds like the team had some issues en […]

August 22, 2011 IMG guide Greg Vernovage reports by sat phone that the team pulled into the 17,800 foot “Nido de Condores” high camp on Illimani. High camp is situated just below the glacier. It is a stiff hike to get up there, and today the team hired some porters to help carry the tents […]

August 22, 2011 The Cho Oyu and Shishapangma teams got their visas today from the Chinese Embassy and we are all scheduled leave the hotel at 6AM tomorrow morning. There was a land slide yesterday 7 km before Kodari (on the Nepal side of the border) down near the hydro dam. They tried to clear […]

August 21, 2011 Quick update from IMG Guide Aaron Mainer who called in from high camp on Baker to report that the team summited this afternoon (a day early due to the forecast) and are safely back at camp. They’ll enjoy a full night in their sleeping bags tonight before making their way out to […]